Tell Me It's Love

Tell Me It's Love - Part 5

Chapter five

She blinked and swallowed. Her body froze on the spot, too afraid to move away from his gaze. She knew she should look away, it was wrong to stare but there was something about those eyes. Plus he wasn't exactly moving away either.

A crash coming from behind her brought her out of her trance.

Quickly spinning around she saw Nick running into her new bedroom. He had a big smile on his face and an ice cream in his left hand.

She couldn't help but smile at him and how cute he looked.

"We went to the park and got ice cream!"

"I can see that" Bailey said, laughing and shaking her head as he licked the bit of ice cream that had dripped down the cone.

"Mum said I can go choose my room" he beamed, "Will you help me?"

Bailey smiled and nodded, "Of course I will"

She grabbed his free hand and looked back at the window. She couldn't help but feel disappointed to not see him looking back, like he was before. She needed to see him again.

Walking out of the room with Nick she closed the door behind them and walked down the landing.

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By the end of the day, the once empty house had been transformed into their new home. Furniture had been placed and rearranged to their liking, units had been put up, carpets had been put down and it had started to look like their own.

Bailey was in her new bedroom, spreading her duvet out onto her bed. She had draped pink fairy lights all around the headboard and around two of walls.

She moved back from the bed and smiled, pleased with her work.

She walked over to a box that was on the floor. Kneeling down beside it, she started to look in it, stopping as she found what she was searching for. Standing up she smiled down at the framed photograph that was now in her hands.

She looked up and around the room, thinking where she could put it. Her eyes fell into her desk that was set up in the corner of the room. She smiled, making her way over to it. She placed the frame down on the desk and looked down at the photo. She smiled at her mates smiling back at her.

She stepped back from the desk. Her mind began to think back to those eyes, that boy.

Without thinking, she slowly looked up at the window, her heart beating.

She could see him. He was moving about with his head down as though he was looking for something. She moved forward, now closer to the window.

Her heart began to beat faster, afraid of being caught but still wanting him to look up at her.

She watched as he sat down on his bed and rubbed his forehead with the palm of his hand. He sighed and stood up again, walking out of the room and out of sight of Bailey.

She slightly moved away, feeling disappointed again.

A gentle knock on her door made her turn her head. Her mum walked into her room, a frantic look on her face.

"Would you mind going next door and ask if they have any candles? It's too late in the day to have anyone out to fix the lights"

Bailey's heart skipped a beat. Her mum wanted her to go to the house next door. The house where he lived.

"Erm.."

"I mean I would go myself, but I'm still sorting the house out, you know"

Bailey nodded. She was sure her heart would beat straight out of her chest.

"Of course I will"

She smiled at her mum and walked past her, out of her room.

She made her way out of the house, shutting the door behind her.

She took a deep breath and walked down the garden and onto next doors path.

Stay calm, she told herself, he probably won't even be the one at the door.

She reached the door and slowly lifted up her hand.

Turning her hand into a fist shape, she knocked twice.